2003 Buick Lesabre Brakes Problems

BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED & WAS REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10648965

Incident

Jan 16, 2013

Mileage

31,500 mi

I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING APART FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE DRIVERSIDE..I ALSO STARTED EXPERIENCING MY CAR CUTTING OFF,,&A WEIRD NOISE WHEN I PRESS MY BRAKES..MY CAR ALSO GETS HOT&SMELLS LIKE SOMETHINGS BURNING..I'VE REPLACED NUMEROUS THINGS,,BUT YET TO COME TO A RESOLUTION..I REALLY NEED HELP BECAUSE THIS IS SCARY..I'VE TALKED TO BUICK&YOU ALL WANNA CHARGE ME JUST TO LOOK AT MY CAR??THAT'S NOT HELP AT ALL... *TR

NHTSA ID

10627343

Incident

Mar 13, 2013

WHILE DRIVING ON A 40MPH ROAD, THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY LOST POWER - THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALSO CEASED TO FUNCTION AS A RESULT. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. AFTER GUIDING THE STRICKEN CAR TO A SAFE AREA, I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE ISSUE REPEATED ROUGHLY A WEEK LATER AT LOWER SPEED WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED-HUMP IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. NOTE: THE ISSUE OCCURRED FOLLOWING THE ADDITION OF APARTMENT AND MAIL KEYS TO THE KEYRING. I SEPARATED THE ADDITIONAL KEYS FROM THE CAR'S KEY FOLLOWING THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE ISSUE HAS NOT REPEATED SINCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617806

Incident

Jul 14, 2014

Mileage

75,200 mi

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS DO NOT WEAR EVENLY. THE INBOARD PAD (ON BOTH WHEELS) WEARS FASTER THAN THE OUTBOARD PAD. PROBLEM IS, ONLY THE OUTBOARD PADS HAVE THE WEAR ALERTER. SO, IF YOU DON'T INSPECT YOUR FRONT BRAKES FREQUENTLY, THE INBOARD PAD LINING CAN WEAR COMPLETELY AWAY WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR AND REDUCE BRAKING TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL. I HAVE SEEN THIS CONDITION ON MORE THAN ONE BUICK LESABRE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579325

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO PEEL TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIR BAG AND THE LIGHT HAS STARTED TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SUNVISOR BROKE OFF. THE ABS LOCKED-UP WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE. UPDATED EVOQ 03/02/11

NHTSA ID

10368708

Incident

Jul 6, 2003

Mileage

2,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION . THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 030525008, DATED OCTOBER 2003, FOR THE ABS JUMPER HARNESS (PART # 103141677). THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATED THAT BOTH WIRING JUMPER HARNESS' SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

NHTSA ID

10344570

Incident

Feb 21, 2010

Mileage

67,000 mi

NOISE HAD OCCURRED UPON SLOWING AND BRAKING, SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALER. A PERSON FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RODE WITH ME BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN (PERHAPS DUE TO THE LIGHT RAIN). TWO DAYS LATER I MADE A TRIP INTO ATLANTA. THE FRONT BRAKES SOUNDED AS THOUGH THEY WERE GRINDING AT ALL SPEEDS. A TIRE DEALER IN DECATUR (NEAREST MY LOCATION AT THE TIME) REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS (36,000 MILES). THE PROBLEM IS BACK. EXAMINATION OF ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS SHOWS NO GOUGING OF THE ROTOR AND PLENTY OF PAD REMAINING ON ALL 8 PADS; THEY APPEAR TO BE PRACTICALLY NEW (48,000 MILES). *JB

NHTSA ID

10202213

Incident

Feb 8, 2006

Mileage

36,000 mi

BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION CAUSED BY SEVERELY WARPED REAR BRAKE ROTORS. VEHICLE HAS 27,400 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153605

Incident

Feb 24, 2006

Mileage

27,000 mi

2003 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A BOLT LOOSE ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE A DEALERSHIP AND THE REP ASSURRED THE CONSUMER THE BOLT WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE, HOWEVER ON MAY 1, 2005 WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE MADE THE WORST NOISE WHICH WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT BOLT WAS MISSING, WHICH ALLOWED SOME PART OF THE BRAKE TO SWING DOWN AND HIT THE WHEEL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10124771

Incident

Feb 1, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SPED ACROSS THE ROAD INTO ANOTHER LANE, CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED AND ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL, FRIEND OR RELATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10119124

Incident

Apr 23, 2005

Mileage

10,000 mi

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT STOP LIGHT, TIRES SEEMED TO SKID, SHUDDER AND FINALLY STOP. WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO GO ACTING LIKE THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP. CONTINUED PRESSING THROTTLE AND IT FINALLY BROKE FREE AND STARTED MOVING NORMALLY. THE INITIAL STOP WASN'T A FAST STOP, JUST NORMAL SPEED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10091154

Incident

Sep 15, 2004

Mileage

12,440 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED LOST OF BRAKING POWER. THE CONSUMER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD COME DOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10072282

Incident

Apr 29, 2004

Mileage

23,000 mi

THE DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, STOPPED, TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY SWUNG FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED BRAKE PEDAL BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE CLIP, SPACER, AND RETAINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC

NHTSA ID

10059499

WHILE THE DRIVER EITHER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALMOST TOUCH THE FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID

10026196

Incident

May 21, 2003

Mileage

1,902 mi